Table 1 Results of mission design.

From: Enhanced Kinetic Impactor for Deflecting Large Potentially Hazardous Asteroids via Maneuvering Space Rocks

Intermediate NEA

2017 HF

Mass of Spacecraft (Dry mass + Propellant mass)

8 t (4 t + 4 t)

Specific Impulse of SEP

3,000 s

Max Thrust of SEP

1.5 N

Earth Escape Date

Oct. 7, 2021

C3

0 km2/s2

“Earth-2017 HF” Flight time

810 days

“Earth-2017 HF” Propellant Cost

2.01 t

Asteroid Arrival Date

Dec. 26, 2023

Rendezvous & Assembling Time

257 days

Asteroid Escape Date

Sep. 8, 2024

“2017 HF-Apophis” Flight Time

380 days

“2017 HF-Apophis” Propellant Cost

0.97 t

Impact Date

Sep. 23, 2025

Mass of the Impactor (Rocks + Spacecraft)

205.02 t (including 200 t of rocks)

Impact Relative Velocity

11.84 km/s

v of Apophis

39.81 mm/s

∆ Perigee of Apophis in 2029

+1,866.93 km